GRE Word List

JUXTAPOSE

to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)

The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).

Random words

WordMeaning
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
impairto diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse
dowseto plunge into water
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
rotundaa round building
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
sheerunqualified
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse